Following the infection process of vibriosis in Manila clam (Ruditapes philippinarum) larvae through GFP-tagged pathogenic Vibrio species.

•First description of the vibriosis in bivalve larvae using GFP-tagged Vibrio spp.•Pathogenic Vibrio spp. colonized the larvae in three progressive stages: I, II, III.•Vibriosis in bivalve larvae is asymptomatic during the early infection stages.•Cytotoxicity of the ECPs was evaluated in fish and homoeothermic cell lines.